Best PlacesEast Omaha, Omaha, NE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Omaha, Omaha, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Omaha, Omaha ranks 5,056th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Omaha, Omaha
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Omaha, Omaha's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Omaha, Omaha ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where East Omaha, Omaha ranks low
- Household income$41,871 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Omaha, Omaha
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Omaha, Omaha home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $41,871, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Omaha, Omaha's effective rate of 1.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Omaha, Omaha
East Omaha, Omaha runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Omaha, Omaha.
Who works in East Omaha, Omaha, and how
Work in East Omaha, Omaha centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in East Omaha, Omaha
East Omaha, Omaha has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Omaha, Omaha and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Omaha, Omaha, month by month
East Omaha, Omaha sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 68° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of East Omaha, Omaha
Eppley Airfield sits about 2 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East Omaha, Omaha
Schools across East Omaha, Omaha average a C, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Focus SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Sherman Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- King Science/tech Magnet Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- North High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Omaha, Omaha school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Omaha, Omaha measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Omaha, Omaha against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Omaha, Omaha
Is East Omaha, Omaha a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Omaha, Omaha ranks 5,056th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on low incomes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Omaha, Omaha expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,212. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $41,871 median income, cost of living beats 16% of neighborhoods.
Is East Omaha, Omaha safe?
East Omaha, Omaha is safer than 51% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $456 per resident a year.
Compare East Omaha, Omaha with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Omaha, Omaha. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Omaha, Omaha represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Omaha, Omaha detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Omaha, Omaha: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Omaha, Omaha: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Omaha, Omaha: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Omaha, Omaha: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Omaha, Omaha detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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